I agree, thats why I turn off the
VSA and do a quick slip change, (move from brake to accelerator rev it and then bring the clutch up quickly), that gives me enough power (you can have all the BHP you want but if you don't anticipate the road it ain't gonna help you none, I beat cars far more powerful than mine by reading the road ahead and using it to my advantage
).
The easiest way to demonstrate the memory ECU bit is to drive like a granny from a full tank, for say 50-100 miles, then drop a gear and stamp on the accelerator, the ECU won't know whats happening and will go sluggishly forward, as it tries to maintain fuel economy and it's usual driving style, then drive it as you usually would and notice the difference until the car re-learns your driving style.
I have also heard you can drive a car from new however you want and it won't hurt it because it has been programmed to drive under it's limits, therefore whne you go in for your service they bott it up and do the checks and at the same time it automatically 're-tunes' the cars setup and afterwards will drive differently (it also deletes your driving style from it's memory), my mates car went in sluggish as anything from new, when it came out went like a rocket.....................
Tom